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Orthopedic Technician
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 7 days ago
On-site Phoenix, AZ $53K – $69K Apply by Jun 24, 2026 Health Aid And Technician ESFJISFJISFPISTJ Trades
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The Orthopedic Patient Care Assistant is responsible for removing sutures from wounds, applying antiseptic and anti-bacterial ointment, redressing and recasting. and applying and removing various types of casts, checking if circulation is being impeded, preparing preoperatively by bi-valving casts or windowing them for exposure of wounds. Maintains, cleans and regularly checks portable carts with all equipment needed anywhere in the hospital.
What You'll Do
- →Major duties include but are not limited to: Applies and removes various types of casts, checking periodically to ascertain whether or not circulation is being impeded.
- →Removes sutures from wound, applies antiseptic and antibacterial ointment, redresses, and recast if indicated.
- →Responds to all patient needs in a courteous manner and assures that the appropriate documentation needed to capture workload is completed while maintaining confidentiality of patient Information.
- →Provides instruction to patient on the patients' role in various procedures covering information previously supplied by other members of the health team.
- →Records vital signs, obtains and labels specimens for the lab, and assists the provider with a variety of diagnostic examinations by positioning and draping patients, and assists with instruments as directed.
- →Initiates emergency procedures for which the employee is trained i.e., cardiopulmonary arrest, behavior code, code green, code yellow, fire, etc.) with no supervision immediately after identifying the emergency situation.
- →Performs Order Entry duties from provider order sheets, performs clerical duties including typing, taking minutes and others assigned.
- →Participates in improving organizational performance activities.
- →Cooperates with team members.
- →Attends and signs in at in-services on new equipment and/or equipment that is changed or has demonstrated a hazard.
- →Completes all assignments with minimum supervision.
- →Sets up, maintains, cleans, and regularly checks a portable cart with equipment needed for emergency orthopedic procedures anywhere in the hospital.
- →Always properly identifies the patient, verifies that all medical records and x-rays are available for visits, prepares examining rooms for patient, assists in undressing and dressing patients if assistance is needed.
- →Provides assistance in seeing that the list of no-show patients is reviewed and rescheduled as appropriate.
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this job Subject to a background/suitability investigation Designated and/or random drug testing may be required Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 A complete application package; including Resume, Transcripts, etc. is required Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
- ✓Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
- ✓Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- ✓Beginning September 27, 2025, Federal agencies will only accept resumes up to two pages in length to comply with the Merit Hiring Plan.
- ✓Resumes longer than two pages will result in ineligibility for further consideration for the position.
- ✓USAJOBS will not allow you to upload or build resumes longer than two pages, and you will need to update the resumes in your profile before applying for a job.
- ✓Resumes should include information relevant to the knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies of the position to which you are applying.
- ✓VA is unable to make assumptions about qualifications if not clearly listed.
- ✓Resumes must be legible so they can be reviewed for eligibility, minimum qualifications and other position requirements listed in the job announcement.
- ✓As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1 or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.
- ✓Upon completion of your trail period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S.
- ✓Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 162ba054-6620-4956-9645-b9a4a460d17e
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